Jackson Wal-Mart employee accused of embezzling over $12K

A Wal-Mart employee accused of embezzling from the store has been charged with theft of property over $10,000, according to court documents.

DeAndre Roberson was arraigned in Jackson City Court today.

On Friday, Steven Barnes, a Wal-Mart loss prevention employee, reported that Roberson had embezzled $12,987.25 from the business, court documents say. Barnes told police that over the past several months, Roberson had loaded gift cards with Wal-Mart's money and did not pay for the gift cards.

Barnes told police that during an interview, Roberson admitted to taking the gift cards and not paying for them.

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